cringes

英[krɪndʒ] 美[krɪndʒ]
  • vi.畏缩;觉得尴尬不安或难为情;阿谀,奉承n.畏缩;阿谀,奉承
cringed cringed cringing cringes
  • cri abbr.地毯及块毯学会(=carpetandruginstitute)abbr;哥斯达黎加(=CostaRica)
  • Criacci 克里亚奇
  • Criado 克里亚多
  • criador 克利亚德风
  • Crialese 克里亚莱塞
Verb:
  1. draw back, as with fear or pain;

    "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

  2. show submission or fear

    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. People often cringe when they hear the word "fat".
      人们常常听到“脂肪”这个词后会畏缩。
    2. But just the thought of mentioning it to her made him cringe.
      可是一想到要向她表明这一想法,他就会犹豫、退缩。
    3. It may be difficult to believe, but some people actually cringe when an opportunity presents itself.
      令人难以置信的是,有些人竟在机遇来临时畏缩。
    4. His way of sleeping makes me cringe.
      他睡觉的方式令我生厌。
    5. I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
      每当我想起我那时写的诗歌就感到很难堪。
    6. I cringe with embarrassment when I reread those first stories I wrote.
      我重读了我初期编写的故事